Peanut butter poo!

[Sueby]

New pullets, haven't even had them a week & saw poop like this starting yesterday. Saw 2 more today. They all seem fine, eating, drinking & scratching around.

They are still nervous & aren't fond of the dog barking. Could it just be nerves? New feed/different from what they had? I have thrown them some millet & corn, just a little though.

Should I be worried? Tell me it's normal & I'm just clueless on chicken poop! It just doesn't look like any other in the coop.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I have noticed the same with my babies. Not going to say normal because I'm not an expert lol.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

That happened to me to. I don't think it's anything though. We three are in the same boat....help?

 

[Punkybrewster]

Looks like a cecile poop. (May have spelled that wrong...)

 

[happyhens1972]

Chickens can produce droppings that are known as cecal poop. Cecal poop is produced from the caecum of the chicken and are expelled every 8-10 droppings. It is generally thicker and stickier than normal, and can range from yellow to black in colour and has a particularly obscene smell. As unpleasant as it might be, cecal poop is a good indication that the digestive tract is working properly.

 

[Sueby]

Good, I feel better! Thanks all!

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

Rest assured this is absolutely normal. Cecal poop as others said. Chickens have these a few times a day. They can be frothy and light brown or mid brown and sticky. They are generally stickier/wetter than normal poops and much smellier.

 

[Sueby]

I feel silly now, lol. & super glad I didn't try to smell it.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Chickens can produce droppings that are known as cecal poop. Cecal poop is produced from the caecum of the chicken and are expelled every 8-10 droppings. It is generally thicker and stickier than normal, and can range from yellow to black in colour and has a particularly obscene smell. As unpleasant as it might be, cecal poop is a good indication that the digestive tract is working properly.

Great, thanks for educating us you have made us all feel better.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Rest assured this is absolutely normal. Cecal poop as others said. Chickens have these a few times a day. They can be frothy and light brown or mid brown and sticky. They are generally stickier/wetter than normal poops and much smellier.

That explains the 5 yr old gagging!